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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Buntu say he has discovered in the alleyway outside of the bar?

2. Why in Part 4, does Buntu try to get Sizwe to leave the street outside the bar quickly?

3. What happened to Jacob the other day, according to Buntu in Part 3?

4. What does Sizwe say in response to Buntu's concern over Sizwe's passbook?

5. In Part 4, how does Sizwe begin telling the audience about going to a bar with Buntu?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you agree that Sizwe loses his innocence over the course of the play? Discuss with reference to what kind of an influence Buntu has on Sizwe and what Sizwe loses and gains.

Essay Topic 2

The real Robert Zwelinzima of the play seems to have died a violent death. Discuss whether or not this could be a symbol, and if so, what it could be a symbol of.

Essay Topic 3

How, in Part 1 of the play, does the playwright use metaphor to show the living situation of black workers in Apartheid-era South Africa? Make reference to the stories of a) Styles' job at the Ford plant and Henry Ford Jr's visit, and b) The 'Doom' insect spray and the cat.

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